Manzini Studies at Fürth City Theater: Theater between memory and the great crack
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A theater evening between memory, language, and the great crack
René Pollesch's theater evening I don't know what a place is, I only know its price (Manzini Studies) transforms the Fürth City Theater into a space of thought full of contradictions, wordplay, and surprising stage moments. On April 8, 2027, the audience encounters a production in which theater overlays theater and every certainty is instantly shaken.
When six hours suddenly become 24
At the beginning, three actors recount a six-hour performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The strange thing: no one remembers what happened. Did they even perform? Throughout the evening, the claimed performance duration grows to as much as 24 hours. From this absurd shift, Pollesch develops a highly comedic game about memory, time, and the question of when a performance actually begins or ends.
Drama, terror, and crack
Three key concepts run through the text: drama, terror, and crack. Particularly, the crack unfolds its entire ambiguity – as a spiritual rift, as a crack in porcelain, and as a moment when familiar orders break down. The dramaturgy does not follow a linear narrative but works with repetitions, abrupt thought movements, and a language that observes itself while simultaneously pushing forward.
Pollesch's acting art of the moment
René Pollesch's direction combines precise speech rhythms with an open, physical playing style. The acting arises from the interplay of tempo, pause, overwhelm, and sudden clarity. The stage design becomes a resonance room for the questions of the evening: What remains of a place when its meaning disappears? What happens between people when every explanation falls short?
A stage experience full of comedy and insight
Theater atmosphere lives from the tension between intellectual sharpness and joyful comedy. The audience experiences an evening that does not teach but keeps in motion. Pollesch's theater challenges perception and simultaneously provides that liberating audience reaction that arises when seemingly nonsensical scenes suddenly develop their own logic.
Conclusion: Theater as an open space for thought
Those seeking contemporary stage art, powerful dialogues, and a distinctive production experience a special theater evening at the Fürth City Theater. I don't know what a place is, I only know its price invites you to engage with the unfinished, contradictory, and surprisingly comedic. Secure your ticket and experience Pollesch's theater world live.
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